Piyush Goyal
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Goyal at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015
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| Minister of State (Independent Charge) Mines |
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Assumed office 16 March 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) Finance |
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Assumed office 26 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sriprakash Jaiswal |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) Power |
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Assumed office 26 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) New and Renewable Energy |
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Assumed office 26 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Farooq Abdullah |
| Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) | |
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Assumed office 5th July 2010 |
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| Constituency | Maharashtra |
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13 June 1964 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Spouse(s) | Seema Goyal |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Mother | Chandrakanta Goyal |
| Father | Ved Prakash Goyal |
| Alma mater |
Government Law College, Mumbai University of Mumbai Chartered accountant |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | www |
Piyush Goyal is the Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines in the Government of India. He is currently a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and was earlier the National Treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He headed the BJP's Information Communication Campaign Committee and oversaw the publicity and advertising campaign of the party including the social media outreach for the Indian General Elections 2014.
He is the son of Late Shri Ved Prakash Goyal who had served as a Union Minister for shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet and was also in Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) for a long time.
He has had a strong academic record - all-India second rank holder Chartered Accountant and second rank holder in Law in Mumbai University. He has participated in Leadership Programs at Yale University (2011), Oxford University (2012) and Princeton University (2013) and is currently pursuing the Owner / President Management (OPM) Program at Harvard Business School. He did his schooling from Don Bosco High School, Matunga.
A well-known investment banker, he has advised top corporates on management strategy and growth; also served on the Board of India’s largest commercial bank, State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda.
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